APYouthNet is a Community of Practice on issues related to youth employment. Between 16th and 27th May they will have their 6th online discussion forum. This time the focus is on the effects of labour migration policies on young people.

This news piece is from Reuters and reports that Governments in the Asia-Pacific region face the risk of unprecedented numbers of people displaced by floods, storms and other impacts of climate change, according to a report from Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The Asian University for Women in Bangladesh invites people to contribute with papers to the conference: "Changing nature of forced migration: vulnerabilities and responsibilities in south and southeast Asia" on 22, 23,24 September 2011. The deadline for submission is March 15, 2011.